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File ID: #17962
Date: 08/05/2025
Commission Meeting Date: 01/08/2026
Type: Ordinance
Subject: Amend Code - Chapter 2 -
Fees for inspections/Issuance of
Certificates
Requesting Department: Office of Zoning
Sponsored By:
District Impacted: All
PURPOSE OF ITEM:
To update fees listed in Chapter 2 of the City Code titled "Zoning certificate of use required;
annual reinspection of buildings and premises; fees for inspections and issuance of certificates".
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Updating fees to have expenses incurred by the Office of Zoning certificate of use applications
to be covered by fees paid by applicants rather than being subsidized by the City's general fund.
Budget Impact Analysis
Item is Related to Revenue
Item is NOT an Expenditure
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Total Fiscal Impact:
N/A
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City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
Enactment Number:14431
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 17962 Final Action Date: 1/8/2026
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE IV/DIVISION 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED
"ADMINISTRATION/DEPARTMENTS/PLANNING, BUILDING AND
ZONING DEPARTMENT," MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING
SECTION 2-207 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "ZONING CERTIFICATE
OF USE REQUIRED; ANNUAL RE -INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS AND
PREMISES; FEES FOR INSPECTIONS AND ISSUANCE OF
CERTIFICATES," TO UPDATE THE INSPECTION AND SERVICE FEES
FOR ZONING CERTIFICATES; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 2 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City
Code"), provides the fee schedule for Zoning Certificate matters, including the inspection and
service fees for Certificates of Use and Accessory Use Certificates; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") wishes to update fees to have expenses incurred
by the Office of Zoning in processing certificate applications to be covered by fees paid by
applicants rather than being subsidized by the City's general fund; and
WHEREAS, these fees are charged in exchange for a particular governmental service;
the services benefit the party paying the fee in a manner not shared by other members of
society; and the fees are paid by choice, in that the party paying the fee has the option of not
utilizing the governmental service and thereby avoiding the charge; and
WHEREAS, the updated fees ensure that City costs do not exceed the fees charged to
applicants for services, but are calibrated to more closely recover actual costs; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board ("PZAB") at its meeting on
October 8, 2025, following an advertised hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-25-062, by a
vote of eight to zero (8-0), recommending approval of this ordinance to the City Commission;
and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the updated fee schedule is fair and
reasonable; commensurate to the services provided; and essential for the continued provision
of high -quality services focusing on the public's health, safety and welfare;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are
adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
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Section 2. Chapter 2 of the City Code is amended in the following particulars:1
"CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION"
ARTICLE IV. DEPARTMENTS
DIVIONS 2. PLANNING, BUILDING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT
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Sec. 2-207. - Zoning certificate of use required; annual reinspection of buildings and premises;
fees for inspections and issuance of certificates.
(a) Inspection and service fees for certificate of use. All persons applying for a certificate of
use shall pay a $50.00 application fee, which shall be credited towards any final fees
upon completion of the certificate of use application process, as well as the following
inspection and service fees:
(1) Residential, other than single-family residence or two-family housing, as defined
by Miami 21.
a. Three to 12 units: $263.00 $313.00
b. Each additional unit: $21.00 $25.00
(2) Lodging as defined by Miami 21.
a.....First 12 units or less: $263.00 $313.00
b.....Each additional unit: $21.00 $25.00
(3) Office as defined by Miami 21.
a. First 2,000 square feet or less: $263.00 $313.00
b. Each additional 1,000 square foot or part thereof in excess 2,000
square feet: $53.00 $63.00
(4) Commercial as defined by Miami 21.
a. First 2,000 square feet or less: $263.00 $313.00
b. Each additional 1,000 square foot or part thereof in excess of 2,000
square feet: $53.00 $63.00
(5) Civic as defined by Miami 21.
1 Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and
unchanged material.
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a. First 1,000 square feet or less: $53.00 $63.00
b. Each additional 1,000 square foot or part thereof in excess 2,000
square feet: $26.00 $31.00
(6) Civil support as defined by Miami 21.
a. First 2,000 square feet or less: $263.00 $313.00
b. Each additional 1,000 square foot or part thereof in excess 2,000
square feet: $53.00 $63.00
(7) Educational as defined by Miami 21.
a. First 1,000 square feet or less: $105.00 $125.00
b. Each additional 1,000 square foot or part thereof in excess 2,000
square feet: $26.00 $31.00
(8) Industrial as defined by Miami 21.
a. First 2,000 square feet or less: $263.00 $313.00
b. Each additional 1,000 square foot or part thereof in excess 2,000
square feet: $53.00 $63.00
(9) Miscellaneous. All uses not previously covered by this section shall be
assessed a fee as provided for in "Commercial," subsection (a)(4).
(10) Sharing by a sublessee office space approved under an existing certificate of
use (excluding sharing a coworking or virtual offices): $105.00 $125.00
(11) Amendment to an existing CU not requiring inspections: $105.00 $125.00
(12) If a certificate of use is revoked, the building, unit or space in which the
revocation occurs is subject to a fee of $500.00 prior to approval of a new
certificate of use.
{12) Transfer. A transfer of the CU is permissible upon payment of the fee below
and only whcn thcrc has bccn a bona fide sale and transfer of the property
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provided that the seller of the busine-s shall present the CU to the zoning
office and finance department with an endorsement assigning all right, title and
interest to the purchaser rind the pf irchaser shall prods ice a properly executer!
bill of sale showing the transfer of stock from the person to the purchaser:
$263.00
{13) Change of name. A building or premises or part thereof shall be required to
obtain a new CU when a change in the name of the business or entity
occupying space therein has occurred. However, if no changc in the usc has
occurred, the following fee will apply: $263.00
(13) Certificates of Use shall include the following information: the specific
address, business name, corporate name, and the type(s) of business for
which it was issued.
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In the event of a new Certificate of Use, which requires City field
inspections, the full fees outlined in City Code, Section 2-207 shall apply.
These fees are applicable in the following circumstances:
a. Changes in the business name, ownership, use, address, folio number,
or Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN).
b. Expansion or reduction of the square footage occupied by the
business.
c. Inclusion of additional uses or the exclusion of previously approved
uses, regardless of any approved use that still remains.
d. Any changes to the structure that have been approved by a final
building inspection.
(14) Issuance of a Temporary Certificate of Use shall be subject to a fee of
$250.00. Renewal of a Temporary Certificate of Use shall be subject to a
fee of $50.00 per renewal.
(b) Certificates of use for new buildings and premises and for change of use.
(1) No new buildings or premises or part thereof and no existing building or
premises when there has been a change of use in said building or premises,
except one- and two-family residences, shall be occupied until a zoning
certificate of use shall have been issued by the zoning office. Certificates of
use shall not be issued until the premises have been inspected and found to
comply with all code requirements of the zoning office, fire -rescue
department and such other agencies as may have jurisdiction. All
applications for certificates of use shall expire 90 working days from the date
of application if approval is not received for issuance of a certificate, unless
the space is under construction with a valid building permit and approvals
cannot be made until work is completed.
a. Buildings designed or proposed to be used as office buildings
shall require one zoning certificate of use for each separate office
tenant and one for each commercial use activity contained
therein, provided that for coworking or virtual offices, only one
certificate of use is required. Each separate office tenant in
existing office buildings not having an individual certificate of use
on the effective date of this section must obtain one prior to the
renewal of its city local business tax receipt.
b. Apartment buildings, hotels, and other multiple -residential
occupancies containing three or more units and occupied only by
residential tenants shall require one zoning certificate of use per
building.
c. Apartment buildings, hotels, and other residential occupancies
containing commercial tenants shall require additional zoning
certificates of use for each commercial use activity contained
therein.
d. Industrial buildings containing one tenant shall require a single
zoning certificate of use.
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e. Industrial and commercial buildings containing more than one
tenant shall require a zoning certificate of use for each tenant.
f. Buildings with common areas including but not limited to
hallways, elevators, and lobbies, shall have a separate shell
certificate of use.
(2) Upon the issuance of a zoning certificate of use for a building or premises,
an annual inspection schedule will be established and annual inspections will
be conducted thereafter.
(3) Annual inspections will be conducted to determine that each building or
premises complies with the regulations established in the city zoning
ordinance, building code, fire code, health regulations, and such other
regulations that may apply to the particular building or premises.
(c) Annual reinspection of buildings and premises.
(1) Annual reinspection certificates will be issued, and each existing use or
premises shall be inspected annually to determine that it complies with the
provisions of applicable ordinances and regulations.
(2) The owner will be notified of any deficiencies noted, and appropriate
reinspections may be made to determine that the deficiencies have been
corrected.
(3) With the exception of life -safety facilities (which may be from time to time
required to be upgraded by the provisions of the Florida Building Code or the
Florida Fire Prevention Code), only those regulations which were in effect at
the time a particular occupancy or use was established will be applicable.
(4) The invoice for the issuance of the annual reinspection certificate will be
billed during the fiscal year and said fees are herein fixed as follows:
a. Residential, other than single-family residence and two-family
housing, as defined by Miami 21:
1. Three to 12 units: $53.00 $63.00
2. 13 to 50 units: $74.00 $88.00
3. Each additional unit: $2.50 $3.00
b. Lodging as defined by Miami 21:
1. First 12 units or less: $53.00 $63.00
2. 13 to 50 units: $74.00 $88.00
3. Each additional unit: $2,50 $3.00
c. Office as defined by Miami 21:
1. Less than 500 square feet: $42.090 $50.00
2. 500 square feet or more but less than 2,500 square feet: $53.00
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$63.00
3. 2,500 square feet or more but less than 5,000 square feet: $63.00
$75.00
4. 5,000 square feet or more but less than 15,000 square feet:
$7/1.00 $88.00
5. 15,000 square feet or more but less than 25,000 square feet:
$8/1.00 $100.00
6. 25,000 square feet or more but less than 50,000 square feet:
$95.00 $113.00
7. 50,000 square feet or more: $105.00 $125.00
d. Commercial as defined by Miami 21:
1. Less than 500 square feet: $/12.00 $50.00
2. 500 square feet or more but less than 2,500 square feet: $53.00
$63.00
3. 2,500 square feet or more but less than 5,000 square feet: $63.00
$75.00
4. 5,000 square feet or more but less than 15,000 square feet:
$7/1.00 $88.00
5. 15,000 square feet or more but less than 25,000 square feet:
$8/1.00 $100.00
6. 25,000 square feet or more but less than 50,000 square feet:
$95.00 $113.00
7. 50,000 square feet or more: $105.00 $125.00
e. Civic as defined by Miami 21: $79.00 $94.00
f. Civil support, other than hospitals, as defined by Miami 21:
1. Less than 20,000 square feet: $53.00 $63.00
2. 20,000 square feet or more but less than 50,000 square feet:
$63.00 $75.00
3. 50,000 square feet or more: $105.00 $125.00
g. Hospitals:
1. 100 beds or less: $131.00 $156.00
2. Each bed over 100: $1.75 $2.10
h. Educational as defined by Miami 21:
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(5)
1. Less than 10,000 square feet: $79.00 $94.00
2. 10,000 square feet or more but less than 50,000 square feet:
$105.00 $125.00
3. 50,000 square feet or more: $131.00 $156.00
i. Industrial as defined by Miami 21:
1. Less than 500 square feet: $/12.00 $50.00
2. 500 square feet or more but less than 2,500 square feet: $53.00
$63.00
3. 2,500 square feet or more but less than 5,000 square feet: $63.00
$75.00
4. 5,000 square feet or more but less than 15,000 square feet:
$7/1.00 $88.00
5. 15,000 square feet or more but less than 25,000 square feet:
$8/1.00 $100.00
6. 25,000 square feet or more but less than 50,000 square feet:
$95.00 $113.00
7. 50,000 square feet or more: $105.00 $125.00
j. Miscellaneous. All uses not previously covered by this section shall
be assessed a fee as provided for under "Commercial," subsection
(c)(4)d.
When a reinspection is required due to continued life safety violations after
the second inspection by the department of fire -rescue, there shall be
charged a fee of $53.00 $63.00.
(6) Any renewal fee specified in subsection (c)(4) above, which is not paid by
the due date specified, will be considered delinquent and assessed a penalty
of ten percent of the current renewal fee plus an additional five -percent
penalty for each month of delinquency thereafter, until paid. However, the
total delinquency penalty shall not exceed 25 percent of the certificate of use
fee for any annual period.
(d) Fees for accessory use certificates.
(1) All persons desiring to have a home office as defined in Miami 21 shall
apply to the zoning office for an accessory use certificate, which shall be
granted upon payment of an annual fee of $79.00 $94.00 to the city and
when issued shall be valid through the following September 30. In instances
where a person 65 years of age or over is engaged in the conduct of home
occupation, there shall be no required payment of an accessory fee in
conjunction with the issuance of an accessory use certificate or the
subsequent renewal of such certificate. All renewals of accessory use
certificates shall be made on the subsequent renewal of such certificate or
before October 1 of each calendar year.
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(2) Those owners of private pleasure craft and housebarges on the Miami River
shall apply to the zoning office for a housebarge/private pleasure craft
accessory use certificate, which subject to inspection and compliance with
applicable regulations, shall be granted upon the payment of an annual fee
of $263.00 $313.00; all required renewals shall be made on or before
October 1 of each year hereafter.
(e) Zoning inspection.
(f)
(1) The city will provide, upon request of the owner or owner's agent, an on -site
inspection of properties within the city by the code compliance department to
ascertain whether zoning violations openly exist on the real property.
(2) The following fee shall be paid prior to each such inspection for each folio
number: zoning inspection fee, $8/1.00 $100.00.
(3)
A report on the results of each such inspection will be issued to the owner or
owner's agent and shall only constitute prima facie evidence of
compliance/noncompliance with the city's zoning ordinance and shall not be
conclusive proof of compliance/noncompliance with said zoning ordinance.
(4) Should a zoning violation be observed by a city zoning inspector during the
course of an on -site inspection, the property owner will be required to appear
before the code enforcement board of the city in regard to such violation no
sooner than 30 days after said inspection, except as provided in subsection
2-814(c).
There is hereby established a schedule of fees for reviewing plans on new
construction and inspecting new construction performed by the department of
fire -rescue, except for single-family and duplex residents:
(1) Minimum fee: $53.00 $63.00
(2) New building or additions:
Each 100 square feet or fractional part of floor area: $1.58 $1.80
(3)
New construction other than as specified herein (water towers, pylons, bulk
storage -tank foundations, seawalls, bulkheads, unusual limited -use
buildings, freestanding rigid canopies, marquees and similar construction):
Each $1,000.00 of estimated cost or fractional part: $1.50 $1.80
(4) Alterations and repairs to buildings and other structures:
Up to $1,000.00 of estimated cost or fractional part: $5,00 $6.00
Each additional $1,000.00 of estimated cost or fractional part: $1.50 $1.80
(5)
Expedited plan review service:
Reviews conducted by external entity: Actual cost plus 20 percent.
Reviews conducted internally: Per every four hours of review or fraction
thereof: $263.00 $313.00
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Section 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
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Section 4. It is the intention of the City Commission that the provisions of this Ordinance
shall become and be made a part of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, which
provisions may be renumbered or realtered and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to
"section", "article", or other appropriate word to accomplish such intention.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after adoption.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated
herein. whichever is later.
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